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To exploit or take advantage of something for personal gain or profit

To exploit, abuse or take advantage of someone for personal gain or profit

To utilize or employ something intangible

Represent in a false, absurd, or distorted way

The humorous or amusing aspects of something

An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect

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Verb

To exploit or take advantage of something for personal gain or profit

take advantage of

turn to account

make the most of

put to good use

get mileage out of

make the best use of

make capital out of

use to good advantage

use to advantage

turn to good use

make capital of

avail oneself of

make unfair claims on

use for one's own ends

derive benefit from

put to advantage

strike while the iron is hot

make hay while the sun shines

turn to one's advantage

turn to good account

get the most out of

bring into action

bring into play

bring into service

have recourse to

put into service

avail yourself of

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“Through their own definitions of semantics, they have attached surrealistic meanings to certain words and phrases designed to play on the fears of many people.”

Verb

To exploit, abuse or take advantage of someone for personal gain or profit

take advantage of

use for one's own ends

take for a ride

play for a sucker

do an injustice to

live off the backs of

withhold rights from

put one over on

take advantage of somebody

give the business

take liberties with

pull a fast one on

take to the cleaners

pull a swifty on

sell down the river

lead up the garden path

do the dirty on

give someone a bum steer

pull a fast one

sell a bill of goods

take for granted

suck the life out of

stab in the back

sell a bill of goods to

do someone in the eye

put the screws to

bleed someone of something

break the rules

bring to its knees

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“Lisa learned to play on the greed of her opponents to gain the upper hand.”

Verb

To utilize or employ something intangible

bring into play

put into action

make the most of

put into effect

put into practice

avail oneself of

avail yourself of

bring into effect

put into operation

press into service

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Verb

Represent in a false, absurd, or distorted way

make a mockery of

do an impression of

take the piss out of

pass oneself off as

make a monkey out of

represent oneself as

assume character

take the part of

take the mickey

do a takeoff of

follow in footsteps

do an impression

do an impersonation of

follow the example of

take as a model

take as an example

model yourself on

pattern yourself after

follow in the footsteps of

take a leaf out of someone's book

take as a pattern

repeat mechanically

repeat mindlessly

take leaf out of book

put up a front of

make a pretence of

style oneself on

be consistent with

adopt the style of

have earmarks of

be the very picture of

bear a resemblance to

bear resemblance to

look a lot like

be on a par with

be in the same league as

be the equal of

give the appearance of

go through the motions of

make a replica of

pattern oneself on

follow in someone's steps

take as a role model

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Noun

The humorous or amusing aspects of something

light-heartedness

lightheartedness

mischievousness

light-mindedness

light-headedness

nonsensicalness

double entendre

shaggy-dog story

monkey business

good-natured remark

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Noun

An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect

distorted drawing

exaggerated drawing

political cartoon

misrepresentation

reappropriation

false impression

exaggerated representation

distorted representation

good-humoured mockery

taking the mickey

pulling someone's chain

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